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Mrs. Vining from Gallup NM is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Instead of Rocks and Sticks!

Help me give my students playground supplies to enjoy during their recess break. They need a training net, rubber footballs, and a Megaball bat.

  • $437 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Coming out of retirement I was not sure what it would be like to teach children who have survived the Covid pandemic. My goal was to create an atmosphere of well being. A whole child! Our biggest challenge is a new school that has a rough, rocky, dirt play area. I have even witnessed the students playing baseball with rocks and sticks and I don't have safe baseballs and bats for them to use. Please help us get some supplies to enjoy when they take a break from learning.

Mrs. Vining
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Champion Sports Rhino Flex Portable Training Net • School Specialty $96.97 1 $96.97
Sportime Gradeball Junior Rubber Footballs, Size 6, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $67.72 1 $67.72
Sportime Poly-PG Gradeball Set, 7 Inches, Set of 6 • School Specialty $43.72 1 $43.72
Champion Sports Rhino Megaball Bat, Plastic, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $38.02 1 $38.02
Sportime Super-Safe Softball, 4 Inches, Yellow • School Specialty $5.02 6 $30.12
Flagship Carpets Stayput Throw Down Base Set • School Specialty $29.02 1 $29.02

Materials cost

$305.57

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.56

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$370.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.42

Total project goal

$436.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $436.13

6 Donors

-$436.13

Donations toward project cost

-$370.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.42

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